1. Had that not been the case, it would have been a majority draw, and the WBA title would still be vacant. 2. That missing point proved to be the difference between a majority draw that would have allowed Holyfield to keep his title and defeat. 3. Earlier, WBA junior middleweight champion Laurent Boudouani of France retained his title with a majority decision draw against Guillermo Jones of Panama. 4. Hector Acero-Sanchez of the Dominican Republic retained the super bantamweight title on a roundly booed majority draw. 5. In the co-feature, Fitz Vanderpool, the Canadian welterweight champion, survived two knockdowns to gain a majority draw with Ray Oliveira of New Bedford, Mass. 6. Most ringsiders thought Whitaker won handily, but he had to settle for a majority draw. 7. When it was over, Butterbean was bleeding from the nose and from a cut above his left eye but managed to get a majority draw with Eaton. |